This conversation explores how we are responding to the coronavirus pandemic from the perspective of a disaster relief doctor and shares how we can best respond in challenging times.

Dr. Dan Diamond's work focuses on how people can thrive under pressure and how we deal with catastrophic and challenging situations as individuals, groups, teams, and leaders. Following Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Diamond played a strategic role as director of the Mass Casualty Triage Unit at the New Orleans Convention Center. He responded to the typhoon in the Philippines and served as the medical director for Medical Teams International’s First Response Team to Haiti.

In 2010, the American Red Cross gave Dr. Diamond the “Real Hero” award, and he also received the Washington State Governor’s Award of Excellence for his work in Haiti. In 2014, Dr. Diamond received the President’s Volunteer Service Award from President Obama, and he also received the Healthcare Heroes Quality of Care Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dr. Diamond is a clinical assistant professor at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University. He was previously an assistant clinical professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine for 33 years. He is a part-time practicing physician at Multicare Immediate Clinic. He was a member of the editorial board for the Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

This conversation was recorded on April 3, 2020, and hosted by Phil Klein, past co-curator of TEDxSeattle/TEDxRainier.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx